Craig Stockings
Craig Stockings | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Awards | C.E.W. Bean Prize for Military History (2007) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales (BA [Hons], PhD) Monash University (GradDipEd) Deakin University (MEd, MA) |
| Thesis | The Torch and the Sword: A History of the Army Cadet Movement in Australia, 1866–2004 (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeffrey Grey |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Australian War Memorial University of New South Wales, Canberra |
| Main interests | Military and defence history |
| Notable works | Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor |
Craig Anthony John Stockings (born 1974) is an Australian historian with research interests in military and defence history. Since 2016, Stockings has been Official Historian and general editor of the Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor, based at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Prior to this appointment, Stockings was an officer in the Australian Army and professor of history at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, working out of the Australian Defence Force Academy.